Exotic Incident #1759
Incident Date:
06/04/2012
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Facility Name:
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Western Lowland Gorilla
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium announced its 3-and-a-half month old baby gorilla died over the weekend. Cause is still unknown. He was the first gorilla born at the zoo since 2001.
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